Michael Harris

Founder FCC Consulting

Michael is an independent financial crime risk consultant at FCC Consulting and works with technology and data companies who provide compliance solutions for Anti-money Laundering and Anti-bribery and Corruption compliance.

Drawing on his extensive experience of KYC/AML and ABC processes in both financial and professional services regulated sectors, he helps firms understand and manage financial crime risk and their regulatory obligations. Drawing on his experience he helps and advises the companies he works with to grow their business in regulated markets. He also writes on a range of topics related to Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Anti-bribery and Corruption (ABC) compliance covering current regulatory themes, global risk events and trends in technology and data.

With a career spanning four decades in international business, Michael offers unique insights into the changing geo-political risk landscape, the evolution of financial crime regulation, the genesis and development of AML and ABC regulation and how data and technology can empower organisations.

Michael is a regular speaker and contributor on financial crime topics in the media.

Agenda Day 1

12:10 Panel discussion: Maintaining the right balance between technology reliance and human input across the first and second lines of defence

  • Rule customization and defining what to do with outputs; what is the optimum level of input from the 1st line technology users and the compliance teams overseeing this process?
  • Defining skillsets and training needed across the business to meet a changing technology environment
  • How can you understand your regulators’ view of technology and use it accordingly?

Agenda Day 2

11:45 Case study interview: How can you create an industry-driven data sharing initiative?

  • Balancing data regulation requirements with the value sharing financial crime data can bring and bringing the DPO office along with you
  • Why are these initiatives so important, and how can bilateral / multilateral initiatives actually get off the ground?
  • Where will this form of data sharing initiative give the best results, and what can be seen from successful past case studies?

14:10 Fireside chat: How can financial crime prevention be considered a business driver for your firm?

  • Why position YOUR fight against financial crime as a positive differentiator for your business – embracing the parallels with ESG
  • Overcoming the reticence around talking about financial crime across the business
  • Practical advice on driving a FinCrime approach across the entire company and creating genuine buy-in for these objectives

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Michael.

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